Michael Polish
Directing
Michael Polish (born October 30, 1970 in El Centro, CA) is an American actor, writer and director, best known for his work with his identical twin brother Mark, including "Twin Falls Idaho" (1999), "Northfork" (2003) and "The Astronaut Farmer" (2006). In the early 2010s, after their work together on "For Lovers Only" (2011), the Polish brothers turned to focus on their separate solo careers, with Michael going on to direct "Big Sur" (2013), "Amnesiac" (2015) and "Force of Nature" (2020), among others.
Known for
Directing19
movieAlarum
2025
Director
movieTerror on the Prairie
2022
Director
movieForce of Nature
2020
Director
movieNona
2017
Director
movieHot Bot
2016
Director
movie90 Minutes in Heaven
2015
Director
movieAmnesiac
2015
Director
movieBig Sur
2013
Director
movieStay Cool
2011
Director
movieThe Smell of Success
2011
Director
movieFor Lovers Only
2011
Director
movieThe Astronaut Farmer
2007
Director
movieNorthfork
2003
Director
movieJackpot
2001
Director
movieTwin Falls Idaho
1999
Director
There There
Director
Kill Me Now
Director
Acting10
movieSatanic Panic
2019
Gary Neumieir
movieSome Kind of Hate
2015
Jack Iverson
movieThe Good Thief
2003
Bertram
movieTwin Falls Idaho
1999
Francis Falls
movieHellraiser: Bloodline
1996
Twin Cenobite #1
Kill Me Now
Sterling
Writing9
movieNona
2017
Writer
movieHot Bot
2016
Co-Writer
movie90 Minutes in Heaven
2015
Screenplay
movieBig Sur
2013
Writer
movieThe Astronaut Farmer
2007
Screenplay
movieNorthfork
2003
Screenplay
movieJackpot
2001
Writer
Production3
Camera2
movieNona
2017
Director of Photography
movieHot Bot
2016
Director of Photography